MultiChoice launched Showmax across Africa 11 years ago in August 2015 to compete with the advent of streamers like Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon’s Prime Video, Disney+ and others which all became ...

Showmax goes dark at month-end, moving to DStv Stream. Here's what happens to your subscription, which shows are moving, and how to access the R99 trial.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Africa’s creatives and content producers are upset, fearful for the future and extremely concerned about where it will leave the ...

Pay TV company MultiChoice has notified its subscribers that it is discontinuing its streaming service Showmax after 11 years in operation. In an email, the company said that no action was required ...

But the group, 70 percent owned by South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice and 30 percent by Comcast's NBCUniversal, had forecast a bigger loss and grew its revenue 22 percent. By Georg Szalai Global ...

Showmax shuts down as a standalone service on 30 April 2026.Local hits move to higher-priced DStv Stream tiers.Canal+ ...

MultiChoice, part of CANAL+, will be shutting down its Showmax service, as the “substantial annual losses experienced by the business have proved unsustainable.” The decision was made by the Showmax ...

Multichoice Africa has announced plans to terminate Showmax services in the near future. According to information gathered by The Nation, the Showmax Board has made the decision to discontinue the ...

MultiChoice Group says it plans to discontinue Showmax, it’s streaming platform, as part of a broader review of its digital strategy. The development comes five months after Canal+ Group, a French TV ...

But the pay-TV giant's top goal remains serving core African audiences, with nine of the 10 most watched shows on streamer Showmax now being local and 'House of the Dragon' the big exception. By Georg ...